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The alloy used can make a difference, but unfortunately, that does not tell us how well they are produced. Tolerances are a big deal on a hub. Time will tell.

Because of the fork height. There might be until 15mm difference or so. The head angle varies from less than 1° max.

I don't get why Clean did this bike now. The current market in street is saturated, they are already so many brands present. And here in Germany, the used market is full with cheap, almost new Inspired, Extension, Tms, Canyon, Ozonys.... I guess they are around 100 ads... It is nice too see they want to expand, but I am not sure it is the right period for that. Wish them the best though! But to me, current brands shall reduce their offer and concentrate on a few models, with a lot of interchangeable parts. I saw a video recently of one guy trying to build a Clean X3 and complaining it was the most difficult build he ever had and he sounds quite frustrated. It is hard to repair a bike with fresh parts currenly (It was easier some years ago at least), even with the amazing job of the few trial stores. Some are not available anymore. The bikes are more expensive than ever and I guess it keeps young riders away from the sport. And the current economic situation (at least here in Europe) gets worst and worst. So reducing the production costs shall be a priority to my eyes.

Finger crossed. Here in Europe, the start of the legal warranty is and stay the date of acquisition. It means, if the first hub was replaced one day before the end of the warranty, the warranty covers the new hub only for one day 🫤

Maybe Hope had a bad batch and this hub landed on the grey market. Today I saw a video about Hope counterfeit cranks (in French else I would have share). Difficult to tell the difference until they crack. He notable differences were: - one part was not anodised but is anodised one the genuine ones - the label of the crank length is lasered instead of CNC'd - the axle machined in a slightly different way.

That sounds quite bad. I never encountered an issue with the 3 Hope pro IV ss/trials I owned. Neither on the classic one on my wheels for enduro/DH. The steel outer ring slips within the hub shell, right? Like with your first one? Is the hub shell cracked? Who laced the wheel? What was the spoke tension?

Hi Rich, Just wanted to tell you how I really appreciate all what you do for trials (videos, shows and now this). We need more of this kind of initiatives and hard work. Thx a lot!

Get well soon!

Hi, would like to share this really interesting discussion about event organisation and the future of trials. Thank you guys for the nice podcast !

The Echo lever are prone to leakages. Look at the side of the pistons of the caliper: if some deep scratches are present, the calipers are done (I guess it occurs when some sand or other abrasive stuff stick there) There is then so much friction that the pistons don't come back. I had Clean, Race line, Hashtagg lever but never used the trialtech one. Knowing the quality of their products and the feedback of Rich from RPM, I guess they are really good. If you don't want to spent that much, a good old magura lever from the 2005 serie, with the edges cut off (see Ali C videos again, thx to him and tartybikes) does the job really well.

The complete bike: https://www.instagram.com/dbohemian/p/ClhVXNtSoDz/

As Sam Song noticed, I think that James's bike weights more than the measured 9,3kg. His scale is surely off. 9,3kg is really light for a street trials. @Sam Song: what about titanium screws? It does not make a huge difference though.

I agree. You can ride with a lot of pressure too. The sidewalls are similar to the previous Schwable Table top, very thin. That's the only way to a get a tire that light.

I think the light bicycles rims combined to tubeless billy bonkers saved a lot of weight. The combo seat is also many hundred gramms lighter than a pivotal or tripod one, for only a few bucks.

Difficult to know Everyone warmly recommends the Coust brake pads but the ones I got with an used bike are OK, but I prefer the Crewkerz ones or the cheap Jitsie (but the last ones broke...) I also assume they somehow expire. Cleaning the rim may have a negative effect first. I read that, the rim requires a first thin layer of rubber to deliver the best result. According to my experience, that is the case (and in different applications the same applies)